Explore the Family Name Cesena

The meaning of Cesena

Italian: habitational name from a place called Cesena, near Forlì in Emilia-Romagna. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Josefina, Manuel, Ruben, Alejandro, Amalia, Arturo, Carlos, Consuelo, Eduardo, Enrique, Estela.

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How common is the last name Cesena in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cesena has increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Cesena was ranked as the 22,591st most common surname in the United States and by 2010, it had risen to become the 21,288th. This is a change of 5.77%. The count or number of people with this surname also grew by 15.91% during this decade, from 1,062 in 2000 to 1,231 in 2010. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname slightly increased from 0.39 to 0.42.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,591	#21,288	5.77%
Count	1,062	1,231	15.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.42	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cesena

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Cesena identify as Hispanic, making up 79.10% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 79.94% in 2010. White individuals make up the second largest group at 17.23% in 2000 and slightly dropping to 17.22% in 2010. Other ethnic identities include Asian/Pacific Islander, who were not represented in 2000 but made up 0.73% of the Cesena population in 2010, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which saw a rise from 1.22% in 2000 to 1.38% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of Cesenas identifying as two or more races dropped from 1.32% in 2000 to none in 2010, while those identifying as Black remained consistently at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.1%	79.94%	1.06%
White	17.23%	17.22%	-0.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	1.38%	13.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.73%	0%
Two or More Races	1.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%